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Bluubyu · 03-17-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I find it funny how the titles most people want are the titles Criterion no longer retains the rights to.

Sorry about those two but hold onto your DVDs for the bonus features. I have Dead Ringers myself but WB own this one now.

How do you find out what rights they currently own on previously released DVD's?

PowellPressburger · 03-17-2009, 04:40 PM

I am not sure.. the ones we usually hear about are the ones that go out of print like Dead Ringers etc... but usually if they still make it avalaible on reg DVD chances are they still have the rights.

Does anyone have any more info on their case changes? It was rumored they were possibly working on a different BD case for their releases esp since the current ones are less sturdy and lower quality then the DVD versions.

ccfixx · 03-17-2009, 04:57 PM

I haven't come across anymore info about Criterion's plastic blu-ray cases, yet, but from the e-mail response I posted, I feel like we probably won't see it 'til late 3rd quarter 2009/4th quarter 2009. That's just the feeling I get from it.

CC

Eastcoaster · 03-17-2009, 05:13 PM

I want 8-1/2 and Amarcord on Blu, but Criterion doesn't have any plans to put those out there at the moment. I wish they'd snatch up "La Dolce Vita" and put that puppy on Blu!

assydingo · 03-17-2009, 05:16 PM

I'm thinking about whether I should get Breathless or A Woman Is A Woman. I want to try Jean-Luc Godard because Robert Pattinson said Breathless is one of his favorites =P.

Anyways, what's the likelihood that they might go to Blu/should I wait?

Edit. Also what other non-Blu movies that are unlikely to go Blu would be good for someone just getting into Criterion?

PowellPressburger · 03-17-2009, 05:54 PM

I love a Woman is a Woman, but I love Contempt just as much .... and I watch Pierrot Le Fou a lot. Also Masculin Feminin is great it is in B/W I bet the grain with that on blu would look awesome.. and of course Jean-Pierre Léaud is hot in it also.

assydingo · 03-17-2009, 06:16 PM

So as a fan of musicals should I start with A Woman Is A Woman?

They said it's his most accessible.

robertthunder · 03-17-2009, 06:16 PM

I want:
Jules and Jim
Salo
The Night Porter
Days of Heaven
Dead Ringers
Contempt
8 1/2
Seven Samurai
Shock Corridor
Brazil
Peeping Tom
Mamma Roma
Man Bites Dog
Eisenstein: The Sound Years
Cries and Whispers

and some CC needs to pick up:
Ken Russell's The Devils
La Dolce Vita
Eraserhead
Shivers
Funeral Parade of Roses
There Will Be Blood
The Bird Peple in China
Citizen Kane
Das Experiment

PowellPressburger · 03-17-2009, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by assydingo

So as a fan of musicals should I start with A Woman Is A Woman?

They said it's his most accessible.

Yeah but you have to remember Godard does some crazy stuff with music.. for instance when someone sings he may cut out the score and all you hear is a voice and back and forth it drives some people crazy... so but A Woman is a Woman is good.

assydingo · 03-17-2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Yeah but you have to remember Godard does some crazy stuff with music.. for instance when someone sings he may cut out the score and all you hear is a voice and back and forth it drives some people crazy... so but A Woman is a Woman is good.

As long as the music and characters are compelling I don't think I'll mind.

PowellPressburger · 03-17-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by assydingo

As long as the music and characters are compelling I don't think I'll mind.

I think there is only about 1 song in the film I believe.

Moviefan1203 · 03-17-2009, 07:45 PM

I'm glad to see The Seventh Seal about to be released. They need to get with the program and release The Last Temptation of Christ and Days of Heaven on Blu-ray immediately!

Beta Man · 03-17-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I'm glad to see The Seventh Seal about to be released. They need to get with the problem and release The Last Temptation of Christ and Days of Heaven on Blu-ray immediately!

Days of Heaven just showed up on my doorstep today..... (rental DVD) can't wait to watch it, and not sure how I missed this one.

robertthunder · 03-17-2009, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I'm glad to see The Seventh Seal about to be released. They need to get with the program and release The Last Temptation of Christ and Days of Heaven on Blu-ray immediately!

I don't know how I forgot to put Days of Heaven on my wanted CC list for Blu a few post up. Terrance is brilliant!! Also can't waight for The Tree of Life!!

fdm · 03-17-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JJJ225

Is the article online? I can't seem to find it.

Would you mind scanning it?

It's at your local newstand. Do the magazine a favor and buy a copy.

fdm · 03-17-2009, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by assydingo

So as a fan of musicals should I start with A Woman Is A Woman?

They said it's his most accessible.

Not sure I would call it a musical, but... I actually liked Masculin Feminin more, so that would be my suggestion. (Of course I've not seen all that much Godard beyond these two, Breathless and 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her, so not really an expert.)

Danton74 · 03-17-2009, 10:04 PM

I want : Le souffle au coeur (Murmur of the Heart), one of the greatest films I've seen and Au revoir les enfants of Louis Malle.

JJJ225 · 03-18-2009, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by fdm

It's at your local newstand. Do the magazine a favor and buy a copy.

I had to go to five places before I found it, but I did. I'll sit down and read it tomorrow; it looks great.

deadhatetheliving · 03-18-2009, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertthunder

I want:
Jules and Jim
Salo
The Night Porter
Days of Heaven
Dead Ringers
Contempt
8 1/2
Seven Samurai
Shock Corridor
Brazil
Peeping Tom
Mamma Roma
Man Bites Dog
Eisenstein: The Sound Years
Cries and Whispers

and some CC needs to pick up:
Ken Russell's The Devils
La Dolce Vita
Eraserhead
Shivers
Funeral Parade of Roses
There Will Be Blood
The Bird Peple in China
Citizen Kane
Das Experiment

David Cronenberg's Shivers? I'll take that and Videodrome.

assydingo · 03-18-2009, 03:23 AM

I already ordered A Woman is a Woman with the four of them that are on Blu.

Thanks for the suggestion of Masculin Feminin. It seems like Godard has a lot of good films out =o.

On that topic, who is everyone's favorite Criterion director?

03-17-2009, 05:16 PM	#245
assydingo Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:483 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:3	I'm thinking about whether I should get Breathless or A Woman Is A Woman. I want to try Jean-Luc Godard because Robert Pattinson said Breathless is one of his favorites =P. Anyways, what's the likelihood that they might go to Blu/should I wait? Edit. Also what other non-Blu movies that are unlikely to go Blu would be good for someone just getting into Criterion? Last edited by assydingo; 03-17-2009 at 05:22 PM.

03-17-2009, 06:16 PM	#248
robertthunder Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Nanton, Alberta Canada Blu-ray collection:821 DVD collection:47 Blu-ray reviews:6	I want: Jules and Jim Salo The Night Porter Days of Heaven Dead Ringers Contempt 8 1/2 Seven Samurai Shock Corridor Brazil Peeping Tom Mamma Roma Man Bites Dog Eisenstein: The Sound Years Cries and Whispers and some CC needs to pick up: Ken Russell's The Devils La Dolce Vita Eraserhead Shivers Funeral Parade of Roses There Will Be Blood The Bird Peple in China Citizen Kane Das Experiment Last edited by robertthunder; 03-17-2009 at 08:13 PM.

03-17-2009, 07:45 PM	#252
Moviefan1203 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Pennsylvania, USA Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:45	I'm glad to see The Seventh Seal about to be released. They need to get with the program and release The Last Temptation of Christ and Days of Heaven on Blu-ray immediately! Last edited by Moviefan1203; 03-17-2009 at 07:54 PM.

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03-17-2009, 04:40 PM	#242
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	I am not sure.. the ones we usually hear about are the ones that go out of print like Dead Ringers etc... but usually if they still make it avalaible on reg DVD chances are they still have the rights. Does anyone have any more info on their case changes? It was rumored they were possibly working on a different BD case for their releases esp since the current ones are less sturdy and lower quality then the DVD versions.

03-17-2009, 04:57 PM	#243
ccfixx Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Rhode Island Blu-ray collection:97 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:19	I haven't come across anymore info about Criterion's plastic blu-ray cases, yet, but from the e-mail response I posted, I feel like we probably won't see it 'til late 3rd quarter 2009/4th quarter 2009. That's just the feeling I get from it. CC

03-17-2009, 05:13 PM	#244
Eastcoaster Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	I want 8-1/2 and Amarcord on Blu, but Criterion doesn't have any plans to put those out there at the moment. I wish they'd snatch up "La Dolce Vita" and put that puppy on Blu!

03-17-2009, 05:54 PM	#246
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	I love a Woman is a Woman, but I love Contempt just as much .... and I watch Pierrot Le Fou a lot. Also Masculin Feminin is great it is in B/W I bet the grain with that on blu would look awesome.. and of course Jean-Pierre Léaud is hot in it also.

03-17-2009, 06:16 PM	#247
assydingo Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:483 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:3	So as a fan of musicals should I start with A Woman Is A Woman? They said it's his most accessible.

03-17-2009, 10:04 PM	#257
Danton74 Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Montréal Blu-ray reviews:20	I want : Le souffle au coeur (Murmur of the Heart), one of the greatest films I've seen and Au revoir les enfants of Louis Malle.

03-18-2009, 03:23 AM	#260
assydingo Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:483 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:3	I already ordered A Woman is a Woman with the four of them that are on Blu. Thanks for the suggestion of Masculin Feminin. It seems like Godard has a lot of good films out =o. On that topic, who is everyone's favorite Criterion director?

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